_____ , he failed in the college entrance examination again.

A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if

A. what B. whatever C. where D. however

A. by contrast B. by nature

C. on the whole D. on the average

A. instead of B. in addition to

C. as well as D. at the cost of

A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks

A. too irritating that

B. so irritating so his speech was hardly audible

C. so irritating that his speech was hardly audible

D. so irritating enough that his speech was hardly audible

A. interested B. interesting

C. interest D. disinterested

A. late enough to learn B. not late enough to learn

C. too late to learn D. so late as not learn

A. is B. are C. can D. feels

A. that B. whichever C. whatever D. anything